The World's Creepiest Places Reviewed By Kristi Bernard of Bookpleasures.com

Kristi Bernard

Reviewer Kristi Bernard:
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When we think of creepy
places like graveyards, decrepit churches and abandoned castles, we
often feel a chill run down our spines. We ask ourselves if ghosts,
goblins, vampires and demons really exist. Do people that visit these
places really see these things or is it just a figment of their
imagination? Dr. Bob Curran traveled all around the world to find
places where hauntings and tales of the night are told from one
generation to the next. Readers are enlightened by his tales of
discovery.

Bachelors Grove in Chicago
Illinois has a cemetery with a very interesting history. This site is
haunted by a phantom known as “White Lady.” She wanders the
cemetery at night, sometimes with an infant in her arms. Actual
photos of this mysterious phantom do exist. Bachelors Grove is also
known as a dumping ground for bodies during the Gangster Era. Several
of Al Capone's victims had been dumped in the lake by the cemetery.
Many other mysteries are tied to this cemetery and the lake.

Germany hosted towns where
witches were sought out and burned. Towns like Coburg, Herborn and
Hoffhiem Idstein and many more. At Wildensen Castle near
Leibertingen, witches burned at the top of the towers. Many of the
towers were prisons predominately aimed at women. These sites are
haunted by supernatural beings. Some visitors claimed to hear screams
and shouting. Some claim to see figures that vanish quickly.

At Wexford Hall in
Ireland, exorcisms were performed. Stories have been told of a dark
stormy night and a strange visitor. The devil had played cards with
an unknowing family. When discovered he disappeared in a puff of
smoke. Strange incidents occurred so regularly the family had an
exorcism to rid them of the demon. Father Thomas Broaders fought
against the demonic force. The majority of exorcisms in Ireland have
gone unrecorded.

As you can tell, Curran's
visits to various sites around the globe uncover the folklore of
these creepy sites. He also researches the history of the eras and
lists facts about these various sites and the people that lived
there. Readers will be surprised to find that some of these locations
are closer to them than they might have thought. Immediately readers
will be pulled into these tales and find themselves looking over
their shoulders. The illustrations by Ian Daniels are eery and give
great insight on what many might have seen.